Alpha-lipoic acid modulates GFAP, vimentin, nestin, cyclin D1 and MAP-kinase espression in astroglial cell cultures

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2070-2077

  Bramanti, V ^a   Tomassoni, D ^b   Bronzi, D ^a   Grasso, S ^a   Curro M ^c   Avitabile, M ^a   Li Volsi, G ^a   Renis, M ^a   Ientile, R ^c   Amenta, F ^b   Avola, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Astroglial cell cultures; Cyclin D1; Cytoscheletal proteins; MAP kinase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN D1; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NESTIN; THIOCTIC ACID; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIN D1; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOCTIC ACID; VIMENTIN;

EID: 78651324328     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0256-6     Document Type: Article

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